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Department of Materials Science and Engineering


Curriculum

The MS&E M.Eng. program includes a flexible curriculum. Students, working with the M.Eng program director, can tailor both coursework and the design project to meet their unique academic goals. Included below are sample curriculum paths utilized by recent MS&E M.Eng students. This list is not exhaustive and is meant to illustrate some of the many ways to structure the degree program.

Examples For Students With An MS&E Undergraduate Degree

Examples For Students With A Chemistry Undergraduate Degree

A Three Semester M.Eng. Program

Examples For Students With An MS&E Undergraduate Degree 

Advanced Applied Courses + Engineering Management

MSE 525 Organic Optoelectronics
MSE 601 Thermodynamics of Materials
NBA 507 Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers

MSE 541 Nanofabrication
MSE 542 Flexible Electronics
NBA 665 Management of Technology and Innovation

Life Sciences

MSE 521 Properties of Solid Polymers
MSE 589 Colloids and Colloid Assemblies
CEE 590 Project Management

MSE 562 Biomineralization
MSE 563 Nanobiotechnology
BME 665 Principles of Tissue Engineering

Life Sciences + Systems Engineering

MSE 601 Thermodynamics of Materials
MAE 466 Biomedical Engineering Analysis of Metabolic and Structural Systems
SYSEN 510 Applied Systems Engineering

MSE 562 Biomineralization
SYSEN 520 Systems Architecture and Optimization
SYSEN 530 Systems Engineering for Reliable Systems

Example For Students With A Chemistry Undergraduate Degree

MSE 521 Properties of Solid Polymers
MSE 601 Thermodynamics of Materials
CHEME 640 Polymeric Materials

MSE 402 Mechanical Properties of Materials, Processing, and Design
MSE 585 Electronic, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Materials
CHEM 671 Synthetic Polymer Chemistry

A Three Semester M.Eng. Program

MSE 521 Properties of Solid Polymers
MSE 601 Thermodynamics of Materials
CHEME 640 Polymeric Materials

MSE 602 Elastic, Plastic Flow and Fracture
MAE 502 Advanced Composite materials
TXA 666 Fiber Formation Theory and Practice

MSE 585 Electronic, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties of Materials
NBA 665 Management of Technology and Innovation
CHEM 670 Principles of Polymer Chemistry